Rocking toy



1,638,951 16, 1927- E. B. NENTWIG ROCKING TOY Filed Nov. 12. 1926 ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Aug. 16, 1927.-

UNITED STATES BOCKING '1OY.

Application led 'November My present invention has reference to arocking toy for children, and one of the primary objects is theprovision of a to& of this character which will not only a ord amusementbut healthy exercise to the user thereof.

A further object is the provision of a toy of this character which maybe mounted on rockers having thereabove a pivotally supported seat,connected* at its forward end with a lever, which may be shaped torepresent the head and neck of an animal, Wherein means is provided andactuated by the swinging of a lever in both directions to impart a likemotion to the seat, so that the toy Will not only rock but a continuousreciprocatory movement in a horizontal plane will be imparted to theseat.

To the attainment of the above broadly stated objects and others whichWill present themselves when the nature is better understood, theinvention further provides other novel features of construction,combination and operative association of parts, one satisfactoryembodiment of which is disclosed by the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rocking toy in accordance with thisinvention.

Figure 2 is a top plan section thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 1.

In the showing of the dr'awings I have .illustrated the base of myimproved toy in the nature of rocker members.

Referring now to the drawings in detail the rocker members are indicatedby the numeral 1. The rockers are connected, adjacent to the front andrear ends thereof by rounds 2. Forward of a rear round the upper edgesof the rockers are formed 'with enlargements in the nature of cars 3 andconnecting these cars there is a cross sectionally round bar 4. To therear -of bar 4, and to the inner side of the rockers 1 there arepivoted, as at 5, upstanding links 6. These links are connected togetherby a ross sectionally round pivot rod or bar 7, the said bar passingthrough a pair of forwardly extending plates 8, and on these platesthere is secured a scat 9.

Pivotally secured to the front round 2 there is one end of a lever 10.The lever is shaped t0 represent the head and neck portion et an animaland the plates 8 straddle the sides of the lever and are pivoted there-12, 1926. Serialfl'o. 148,040.

to as at 11. Extending laterally from the lever, adjacent the upperportion thereof there are handle members 12, and fixed to the top of therockers 1 forward of a pivot for the lever 10 there are laterallyextending foot rests 13. r

Pivoted as at 14, between the spaced plates 8 there is a pitman 15. Thepitman may have an elongated slot extending therefrom, but the same,when made of wood, preferably has secured thereon the parallel arms .ofa substantially U-shaped strap 16. The outward end of a pitman isconcaved as at 17, the strap 16 is arranged around the bar 4 thatconnects the cars 3.

The child oocupies the seat 9, permitting its feet to rest on themembers 13, while its bauds grasp the handles 12. An oscillatorymovement 1s imparted to the lever 10 which, of course, causes areciprocatory movement in a plane horizontal to the seat 9. The concavedend 17 of the pitman and the rounded end of the strap 16, whenalternately brought into contact with the round 4 hmits the horizontalmovement of the seat 9 in both directions. The force of contact by theconcaved end 17 With the round 4, and also t. le force of contact by theround: ed end of the strap 16 with the said round 4 Will impart alongitudinal movement in reverse directions to the toy, while theswingin of the lever 10 in opposite directions wil impart a rockingmotion to the toy. V

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A toy. of the class described comprising a base made up of two spacedmembers, a. lever pivotally secured between the members adjacent to theforward ends thereof, laterally extending handles on the lever, linksprvotally secured to the members adjacent to the rear thereof, spacedplates pivotally secured to the sides of the lever and to which thelinks are also pivoted, a scat supported on the plates, a slotted pitmanpivotally secured between the plates, an element connected to the basemembers and received throu h the slotted portion of the pitman secure tothe base members and passing through the slot of the pitman.

2; A to of the class, described comprising space rockers, a levercentrally pivoted betWeen said rockers adjacent to the forward endsthereof, foot rests on the rockers opposite the lever, a laterallyextending handle for the lever, pitmen pivotally secured to the rockersadjacent (0 the rear ends thereof, plates piv0ted to the lever and towhich the. pitmen are also pivoted, a cross sectionally rounded barconnecting the rockers, a pitman pivoted between the plates and havingan outer concaved end, and a sub- 'In testunony whereof I aflix mysignature.

ERNEST B. NENTWIG.

